CVE-2011-1183 Apache Tomcat security constraint bypass
Severity: Important
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected:
- Tomcat 7.0.11
- Earlier versions are not affected
Description:
A regression in the fix for CVE-2011-1088 meant that security
constraints were ignored when no login configuration was present in the
web.xml and the web application was marked as meta-data complete.
Mitigation:
Users of affected versions should apply one of the following mitigations:
- Upgrade to a Tomcat 7.0.12 or later
- Ensure a login configuration is defined in web.xml
Credit:
This issue was identified by the Apache Tomcat security team.
References:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security.htmlhttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html